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of the

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of Dominica including

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and other aspects of the population.

Population

According to the preliminary 2011 census results Dominica has a population of 71,293. The population growth rate is very low, due primarily to emigration to more prosperous Caribbean Islands, the

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, the

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, and Australia. The estimated mid-year population of is ().

Population by parishes

Vital statistics

Structure of the population

Structure of the population (31.12.2006) (Estimates) :

Ethnic groups

The vast majority of Dominicans are of African descent (75% at the 2014 census). There is a significant mixed population (19%) at the 2014 census due to intermarriage, along with a small European origin minority (0.8%; descendants of French, British, and Irish colonists), East Indians (0.1%) groups, and there are small numbers of Lebanese/Syrians (0.1%) and Asians.

Amerindians The Indigenous peoples of the Americas are the inhabitants of the Americas before the arrival of the European settlers in the 15th century, and the ethnic groups who now identify themselves with those peoples. Many Indigenous peoples of the A ...

Dominica is the only Eastern Caribbean island that still has a population of pre-Columbian native

Caribs “Carib” may refer to: People and languages * Kalina people, or Caribs, an indigenous people of South America **Carib language, also known as Kalina, the language of the South American Caribs * Kalinago people, or Island Caribs, an indigenous ...

(also known as

Kalinago The Kalinago, also known as the Island Caribs or simply Caribs, are an indigenous people of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. They may have been related to the Mainland Caribs (Kalina) of South America, but they spoke an unrelated langua ...

), who were exterminated, driven from neighbouring islands, or mixed with Africans and/or Europeans. According to the 2001 census there are only 2,001

remaining (2.9% of the total population). A considerable growth occurred since the 1991 census when 1,634

were counted (2.4% of the total population). The

live in eight villages on the east coast of Dominica. This special Carib Territory was granted by the British Crown in 1903. The present number of

is estimated at 4% more than 3,000.

Other demographic statistics

Demographic statistics according to the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated. ;Nationality: :noun: Dominican(s) :adjective: Dominican ;Population: :74,027 (July 2018 est.) ;Ethnic groups: :African descent 86.6%, mixed 9.1%, indigenous 2.9%, other 1.3%, unspecified 0.2% (2001 est.) :People - note: 3,000-3,500 Kalinago (Carib) still living on Dominica are the only pre-Columbian population remaining in the Caribbean; only 70-100 may be "pure" Kalinago because of years of integration into the broader population ;Age structure: Population pyramid of Dominica 2016

:''0-14 years:'' 21.62% (male 8,187 /female 7,815) :''15-24 years:'' 14.37% (male 5,473 /female 5,167) :''25-54 years:'' 42.59% (male 15,985 /female 15,541) :''55-64 years:'' 9.99% (male 3,927 /female 3,470) :''65 years and over:'' 11.43% (male 3,814 /female 4,648) (2018 est.) ;Median age: :total: 34 years. Country comparison to the world: 88th :male: 33.5 years :female: 34.5 years (2018 est.) ;Birth rate: :15 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 125th ;Death rate: :7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 92nd ;

Total fertility rate The total fertility rate (TFR) of a population is the average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime if: # she were to experience the exact current age-specific fertility rates (ASFRs) through her lifetime # she were t ...

: :2.03 children born/woman (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 114th ;Net migration rate: :-5.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 196th ;Population growth rate: :0.17% (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 182nd ;Languages: :English (official), French patois ;Religions: :Roman Catholic 61.4%, Protestant 28.6% (includes Evangelical 6.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 6.1%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, other 1.2%), Rastafarian 1.3%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, other 0.3%, none 6.1%, unspecified 1.1% (2001 est.) ;Life expectancy at birth: :total population: 77.4 years :male: 74.4 years :female: 80.5 years (2018 est.) ;Urbanization: :urban population: 70.5% of total population (2018) :rate of urbanization: 0.94% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) ;Obesity - adult prevalence rate: :27.9% (2016) Country comparison to the world: 33rd

Languages

English is the official language and universally understood; however, because of historic

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

domination,

Antillean Creole Antillean Creole (Antillean French Creole, Kreyol, Kwéyòl, Patois) is a French-based creole that is primarily spoken in the Lesser Antilles. Its grammar and vocabulary include elements of Carib, English, and African languages. Antillean C ...

, a French-lexified creole language, is also widely spoken.

Religion

According to the 2001 census, 91.2% percent of the population of Dominica is considered

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words '' Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρ ...

, 1.6% has a non-Christian religion and 6.1% has no religion or did not state a religion (1.1%). Roughly 58% of

Christians Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

are

Roman Catholics The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

, a reflection of early French influence on the island, and one third are

Protestant Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century agai ...

. The

Evangelicals Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being " born again", in which an individual expe ...

constitute the largest Protestant group, with 6.7% of the population. Seventh-day Adventists are the second largest group (6.1%). The next largest group are

Pentecostals Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement

(5.6% of the population), followed by Baptists (4.1%). Other

include Methodists (3.7%), Church of God (1.2%),

Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The group reports a worldwide membership of approximately 8.7 million adherents involved ...

(1.2%), Anglicanism (0.6%) and Brethren Christian (0.3%). During the past decades the number of

and

Anglicans Anglicanism is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Euro ...

has decreased, while the number of other Protestants has increased, especially

, Seventh-day Adventists,

Pentecostals Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement

(5.6% of the population) and Baptists). The number of non-Christians is small. These religious groups include the Rastafarian Movement (1.3% of the population),

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Indian religion or ''dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global po ...

(0.1%) and

Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abra ...

(0.2%).

References

{{North America in topic, Demographics of Society of Dominica